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#4EC12E

#4ec12e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#4ec12e is a color from the green family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 75.69% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 59.59% cyan, 0% magenta, 76.17% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 106.94°, with 61.51% saturation and 46.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 2.1.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#66cc33
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Relative luminance0.3996

Complementary

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #a12ec1

Split complementary

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #572ec1
  3. #c12e97

Analogous

  1. #97c12e
  2. #4ec12e
  3. #2ec157

Triadic

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #2e4ec1
  3. #c12e4e

Tetradic

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #2ec1a1
  3. #a12ec1
  4. #c12e4e

Square

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #2e97c1
  3. #a12ec1
  4. #c1572e

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4511
  2. #35831f
  3. #4ec12e
  4. #7cda62
  5. #afe8a0

Shades

#4ec12e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #46ae29
  3. #3e9a25
  4. #378720
  5. #2f741c
  6. #276117
  7. #1f4d12
  8. #173a0e
  9. #102709
  10. #081305
  11. #000000

Tints

#4ec12e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #60c743
  3. #71cd58
  4. #83d46d
  5. #95da82
  6. #a7e097
  7. #b8e6ab
  8. #caecc0
  9. #dcf3d5
  10. #edf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4ec12e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4ec12e
  2. #53bb36
  3. #58b43e
  4. #5dae47
  5. #62a74f
  6. #67a157
  7. #6c9a5f
  8. #719467
  9. #768d70
  10. #7b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aaaaaa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8eb389 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6af09 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b8a63e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #3fbba5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4b71d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99b138 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #46bd86 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4ec12e {
  color: #4ec12e;
}
Background
.bg-4ec12e {
  background-color: #4ec12e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-4ec12e {
  border: 2px solid #4ec12e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4ec12e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 193 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 107 62% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4ec12e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4ec12e, #2ec157);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4ec12e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 193 46 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 2.10 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 3.44 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 6.53 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 7.34 #77dd77 Pastel Green ΔE 9.58 #50c878 Emerald ΔE 9.73 #9acd32 Yellow Green ΔE 9.82 #b13ed1 Inverted #aaaaaa Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#4ec12e  rgb(78, 193, 46)  hsl(107, 62%, 47%)  Kelly Green
#a12ec1  rgb(161, 46, 193)  hsl(287, 62%, 47%)  Dark Orchid
#2e4ec1  rgb(46, 78, 193)  hsl(227, 62%, 47%)  Sapphire
#c12e4e  rgb(193, 46, 78)  hsl(347, 62%, 47%)  Brick Red